The southern spring, late one night, Li Changyu went to 60 kilometers west of Shenzhen, a small town. I should drive to see him.

When sitting in the seat of the Coffee Houjie town of Dongguan, he and I talked about his detective career finishing, Li Boshi frankly told me, Deng Hong even before the present, has more than 10 Taiwan literary master through various relations to write his biography and his criminal case.

 

                                     Deng Hong and Ma Ying-Jeou kind

            

　In the book Taiwan edition preface, Li Boshi writes, "this book is encouraged and helped many people, first of all to thank Deng Hong lawyer, he was a young lawyer, and my friends for many years, his life and I feel somewhat similar, are struggling in difficult rise in."

Every few years, Deng Hongdou will return to the Chinese visit. Each home he felt Chinese change is change rapidly, people's standard of living is getting higher and higher. May be related to his experience, he talked about now the young generation to over indulge in material comfort, too satisfied with the status quo, and the lack of a sense of social responsibility. He said, with Dr Lee's life experience than them, we are people of this generation time lucky. However, with Dr Lee's contribution to society than the past, and feel how small.

Deng Hong was born on 1967 in Guangdong Heyuan a man named Huang Tian town. His father Deng Jiarong work in a bank. Father took part in the revolution during the study period, then volunteered to work in mountainous area. The "Cultural Revolution" began the following year, the eldest son born father, with a hope, the name "Deng Hong", as the "Cultural Revolution" of the revolution. But did not expect this torrent will have ourselves, because my grandfather was a landlord, mother took him and two elder sisters, brother was forced to return to their places of origin Guangdong Luoding countryside.

Because it is "black" in school children, simply could not lift up, see other students hanging around the neck of the red scarf, have a dream that one day I could hang up. Every production team held denounced the general assembly, mom doesn't let children go to see. Every time after the meeting, she is hiding in the corner, secretly tears. Later we found out that, many times be interrogates is grandma. Her good grandma, what is wrong with her, but I have never met my grandfather married.

So, coming in at a shame and premature poverty and pressure spent his childhood. "The Cultural Revolution" is over, the 9 year old Deng Hongcai to go back to my father.

Heyuan secondary school age in this country to the smallest class, students not only to come out in front of the graduated and passedThe Foreign Language Department of Shenzhen University for English Majors. That was in 1984, when deep just set up soon.

Deep open education at that time in the country is very trendy, the school encouraged the students will learn to use in real life, a lot of students "work study". Deng Hong also found a "half" in the Foreign Affairs Office of school work, assist in the care of a foreign professor. Less than two years time, the original fear of Guangdong accent and dare not speak to him, even with several foreign teachers to Chinese around travel, like to translate. L the third grade, the lucky god hand to him, a man named Lin Xiuwen (Lynn Mc Owen) of the America teachers took an interest in the dark and thin China children. Teacher Lin found his interest is very wide, invited him to America study.

After some efforts, in 1987 January, the 20 year old Deng Hong has finally set foot on the land of the United States of america. In the enthusiastic help of the teacher, studied at California State University Northridge economic system.

Although the school admits deep overhaul some credits, but did not get a bachelor's degree, thus to repair a lot of classes. Once, in the Chinese Student Association's annual meeting, he met the first to the Xinhua news agency as a foreign expert news department director Dr. Tom Riley (Dr.Tom Reiley), then the fate again. He found that he was interested in the news, said nothing for Deng Hong completed the transfer formalities, news of learning into his door.

Since Washington Post "disclosure" since Watergate and lead to the resignation of President Nixon, USA liberal arts top students always have invested in journalism. I think writing is fun he transferred to the Department of journalism, after the discovery of the master as, this reminds me that easily American University entrance to graduation. Since the ship, had to bite the bullet and challenge, others to write two articles, he wrote the three or four. Many American students, although the mouth says first-rate, but writing it is bitter. Because reading English in deep with a grammar master Xu Guozhang's teaching, vocabulary is not much, but the syntax is better than they. So, because of the amount of contribution, the grammar is strong, with Guangdong accents of foreign students should be university school newspaper Sundi alpha l employed as a reporter.

"The poor to deal with the school at the same time, I and many students in the tuition in the backyard on fire problem. I am studying, guarantee Teacher Lin has a great force, I can't go to the trouble of her; in China family doesn't need my care has been very good, not to mention the send money; but he is not the master or PhD degree, can apply for scholarships and grants. In order to pay the expensive tuition fees, others to bask in the sun on the beach, I braved the southern California sun do gardener; others to show off their new cars, I watched sweat face waxing the car; outside to drink beer party. Others on Friday, I was a waitress in hands with tray the restaurant." His eloquence and said lovingly to me.

"I remember most clearly is sent Chinese takeout in the Hollywood hills. When his friend $250 to buy a VW Beetle Car, in the Hollywood hills under a small restaurant to find a delivery of the work, the mountain is home to many movie stars and directors. Silencer is broken, when climbing very loud. Ma Dasheng in the valley echoed, some guests to see my old car, will give a few yuan, and said: 'please, please, use this money to repair your car.' But there are also some guests do not hate me this vintage car, they said, 'a car to hear sound, I knew Chinese vegetables should be sent to.' "One to one yuan to earn money, a penny, but to the semester, the hard-earned thousands of dollars, was handed over to the school. Sometimes the count, if I will that money into RMB, I could lead a comfortable life in the Chinese. But, think of the family expectations of me, think of grandma's tears, I come to school during the day, evening or weekend work."

   Hard work pays off, half a year before graduation, he had the honour of being recommended to the school the national television network (NBC) as a trainee reporter. "I think the media should serve as a justice for the role of the weak, just I was assigned to the famous D alpha vid Horowitz" justice "consumer rights programme production group. We use the power of the media, to challenge some America mainstream companies, forcing the company to give the people of Yu Pingmin."

"Once, a 80 year old white couple is an investment company cheated all savings, law enforcement departments and that is

Belongs to the civil lawsuit, should go to a lawyer himself, and they simply cannot afford to hire a lawyer. Without the gate around for help on the occasion, they found the team to make our. At first, the couple told me this just over 21 years old, to America in less than four years, speaking English with an accent of Chinese intern reporter half believe and half doubt, but I take them and the camera to the police station, directly to find refused to take the case the police investigation to clear, when the police executive discovered we "get back fair" reporters, they immediately assigned another detective to handle the case, less than two weeks, the police will have all the money back."

"Although this internship reporter is not paid, but six months of internship, I learned not many books on the social experience. By the time I graduate, due to good performance in practice, Horowitze and my professor's recommendation, I was the most influential "Losangeles times" employment, for journalism students, are usually the first to tabloid ran a few years to work into the news, "Losangeles times" is the top news occupation. I did not expect this to the United States is less than four years China students, he at once by "Losangeles times" employment, many students left." Heard here, I thought, this guy tomorrow will be successful.

"The Losangeles times" to hire him, also has its reason. The original 80 years, from China and a large number of residents in Taiwan, Hongkong, the influx of South California, gathered in the vicinity of the San Gabriel Valley, and here the media are Chinese media are accounted for, in order to snatch market, "Los Angeles Times" in the Chinese community launched a bilingual edition, every week in English in a four page report Chinese news, to strengthen the Chinese community reports, in order to attract Chinese readers.

"Because I know Chinese, and Mandarin and Cantonese, the newspaper is thought highly of me, let me have the very big development space, do not need every day and other reporters must press. Some Chinese community members found "Losangeles times" also will say Chinese reporter, be startled at. However, good times don't last long, after 8 months, "the Losangeles times" suspended Chinese version. Be in high and vigorous spirits I, suddenly tasted in America unemployment."

"Worse, my internship to end soon, and the identity because of the sudden unemployment will be wasted. Every cloud has a silver lining., rather than just four years ago to American, I at least have a degree, I have to prepare for two possible alternatives, Chinese media outlets, in addition, if can not find the ID work, go back to school to continue to study, get a degree, such as identity."

"Luckily I in" the Losangeles times "for running the news when he met King Alan, Chen Qing, Ying Shi Cheng several enthusiastic Chinese journalist, I can work in Chinese newspaper started, they recommended for me, the first newspaper I applied for the" world news ". After more than two hour written examination, editor in chief Guo Junliang to interview me more than two hours."

"Because I support 'Democracy' attitude is not clear, Guo also very embarrassed, after all, it is Taiwan's largest newspaper" United Daily News "in the report, founder Wang Tiwu is a member of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang. If you hire a from the mainland, and the anti Communist stance is not clear the reporter, the risk is too big. Reported more than a month still not below. At the same time, "International Daily" Wang Ailun came to the door, she knew I was graduated from the school of journalism American Coban reporter, erhuamoyue persuaded President Chen Ying hired me."

Work in less than a month, USA broke a Chinese students killed professor. One from the north, student named Lu Gang, because it failed to get the scholarship and shoot at the Dean, professor and another to get the scholarship, students, he angrily gunmen killed these people.

"Event just erupted, immediately caused the British media attention. "World Journal" reporter sent for interviews to the school, "and" international daily due to limited funds, but just let me make a telephone interview. After much contact, I find the local police chief, the chief heard that I was from Chinese, immediately about half a year before his wife with the visiting group to China experience, I don't have to ask the circumstances of the case, and he talked about the local customs and practices Chinese instead."

"Did not think of the second day he took the initiative to call me. Lu Gang had left a few letters in the former, a letter Chinese, he want me to help them translate. It is Lu Gang's suicide note, he stated his attention, and to the United States after because others crowding aggrieved and a motive. I did not publish, director of the translation, praised the speed and power of my. I took the opportunity to ask, now that his motives have been known, may have the mystery released to the public, to the educational community and others. He knows what I mean, not only to allow me to publish, but also give me just English write note lu. Second days, "International Daily News" headlines opened Lu Gang murder the truth. The newspaper after more than one hour, all sold out, immediately put."

Lu just after the event, "world news" began to regret it, we want to let Deng Hong go back. However, "the international journal" gave him a very good chance. A year later because Guo Junliang invited, he transferred to the "world news".

"World Journal" to give him a lot of free space, sent him to run some dealing with America mainstream approach. First, the court police case Bureau, and later ran USA mainstream politics. "I have interviewed America President Nixon, Reagan, Clinton and other dignitaries, Bush." He was proud to tell me. "In a film, in front of me taken pictures of Clinton, after the part is in the restaurant hostess of photographs of the body, such experience, only the reporter will encounter." In a career as a journalist, often encounter something unfair. Injustice provokes outcry, he used his familiarity with America political and police, courts of law is convenient, as well as in the "justice" knowledge, so in the newspaper opened "the rights and interests of consumers" column, just for the Chinese consumer. During the interview, he met many friendship between old and young people, including a "Dr. Li Changyu," said the America and global criminal science, American first Chinese female mayor Chen Liwanruo, the first Chinese American mayor Huang Jinbo.

                       

   

  "My most memorable is reported in civil rights cases. One lawyer called Zhang Jinshu from Beijing, once he brought his family to a shopping mall, his wife in Restroom, several American Mexico woman besieged beatings, Zhang Jinshu hurried into the rescue, the guards to call the police, the police came to see the American Mexico is the oriental faces, he said a few words with Mexico born woman in Spanish, it will be a Jinshu couples when their children face arrest. Another is a Taiwan woman named Lin Xiangqin was stopped by police on the highway, she is the Oriental and asked her for America passport or green card, she wanted to call her USA husband, but was beaten by the police for a meal, then she must call a lawyer, but the police off

The clothes in the cold and hungry, the prison, Lin Xiangqin spent a day and a night, was released on bail a week later, she found me, still scarred. Our exclusive coverage of these two cases, caused outrage in the community, the community pressure, these two cases are the perfect ending. Thus, I deeply feel that we Chinese people everywhere to ethnic minorities, discrimination, to protect their own interests, must understand the America law, which had read 'law'."

"At that time, I was working in a restaurant and with more than five years, beautiful and bright Taiwan girlfriend Yang Hongru married, she was reading tuition expensive medical college, if I went to law school, to pay 10000 yuan every year, and my salary is not likely to pay at the doctoral degree in two school fee, but, I indulge in the wildest fantasy the idea of Xiao Yang support. I enter oneself for an examination has developed a America President Nixon Whittier law school, thus, I work during the day, at night the night. In the third year, Xiao Yang graduated from medical school to do internships, began to have some income, I quit for seven years for a reporter, to concentrate on reading, at the same time to part-time several large law firm."

In 1998 February, through unremitting efforts and hard work, Deng Hong finally got a doctorate of law, and get the application law license qualification. In June the same year, he passed the most difficult test American lawyer of California. In two months waiting for the results, he nearly 20 words of "Sherlock Li Changyu" make smooth reading.

Obtained a lawyer's license, he may apply for official examination or other large firms work, but he chose to love to do -- use the law for Chinese service yourself!

Start, many people only know that the reporter "Deng Hong" name, just his friends for many years, Lee Baca to run for the Losangeles police department secretary, and Deng Hong take the initiative to participate in his campaign, his campaign in the Chinese community, after a fight, Lee Baca was elected, the public also knows Deng Hong to. This is also a chance, in his fate.

Most of the Chinese lawyers are doing "immigration", relatively speaking it is both easy and a solid income. But he thought that the new Chinese immigrants often suffer, he chose a criminal defense this quite demanding. But this is a winner. Because as a consultant to Lee Baca, and familiar with the police affairs, to handle the case very well. Opened in less than a year, he won a rocked southern California "monk rape". "One from Taiwan's master, was accused of rape and fraud, the believers, the alleged victim again and again held a press conference, the mage is later arrested, the court refused bail. The four accused the prosecutor, if convicted, he could be sentenced to 125 years in prison punishment. In the media propaganda, the mage reputation ruined temples believers, all scattered." A group of nuns found his request also master innocence, he and have decades of experience in criminal defense lawyer old beauty Montie Reynolds coordination tacit understanding, under pressure, the court first day, will expose the so-called victim had threatened the mage to pay, and had to use the same technique against four doctors.

Held on the same day, the judge ruled, the prosecution of the accused is not established, drop all the charges. Subsequently, Deng Hong law firm reputation is in southern California is more and more big.

                                                      ( Kuang XinOn June 9, 2000 in the Shenzhen River)

     Deng Hong introduction

    Guangdong Heyuan person, in 1984 -1987 years studying at the Shenzhen University Department of English foreign language professionals, to the United States after studying economics Northridge Yu Jiazhou State University (after the news department).

    America famous barrister,The Federal District Court, the California Supreme Court, the court of appeal, the high court trial lawyers, personal injury litigation specialization of criminal defense and people, is now the Deng Hong law firm (AmericanHttp://www.denglaw.com ) the person in charge, the Losangeles County Police Bureau Chinese Advisory Committee of legal advisers, Asian Youth Center Director, America Shenzhen association is one of the initiators.

    Author of "detective Li Changyu" case recordA book.